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In the Sacklers’ Backyard: The Future of Connecticut’s Opioid Epidemic Response
Liz Fitzgerald had been waiting for this. It was March 10th, 2022, and she suddenly found herself speaking before the family that had upended her life and robbed her of two children. Fitzgerald has lost two sons to opioid addiction. Kyle, aged 25, died in 2013. Four years later, she lost his older brother, Matthew,…
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The End of Ideas: Liberation, Liberal Arts and The Closure of Yale-NUS
On August 25, 2021, Luke Davies YNUS ’23 got an email from the Yale-NUS administration. There would be a town hall the next day at 9 a.m. Classes were canceled. “Imagine they’re going to tell us the school is closing,” he joked to a friend.
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Stuck in the Middle: France, the European Union, and a Case Study for the United States
One country has received hardly any attention from American onlookers despite the sprawling influence and global admiration it once enjoyed: France. While the United States unceasingly observes China, Russia, and Germany while keeping an eye out for its close English ally, France always comes second in the eyes of American policymakers.
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Soldiers for Statecraft: Russia’s Ambitions in Ukraine and the American Response
Putin’s actions, while reinforced by a Russian nationalist ideology, are principally driven by his desire to assert Russian supremacy over the international sphere while countering efforts to expand democratic processes.
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Do the VA and NJ results spell trouble for Democrats?
In November, Democrats lost a Governor’s race in Virginia, a state Biden won by 10, and they barely held on in New Jersey even though Biden won it by 16 just a year earlier. National media outlets and so-called political experts were quick to chalk the losses up to Biden’s lowered popularity and Congressional Democrats’…
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In Defense of Coal Miners – Centering Corporate Cultural Manipulation in the Age of Environmentalism
The modern environmentalist is an intellectual individual, armed with vast amounts of data, robust environmental theory, and no shortage of protest tactics. They recognize their role in the climate crisis, opting to switch to plant-based diets, transitioning to public transportation, buying second-hand apparel, protesting for climate justice, and learning to recycle more effectively.
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Politics in the Arts: Interview with Jody Quon
Jody Quon, born in Montreal, Canada, in 1966, studied art and fashion at the Rhode Island School of Design before transitioning to the worlds of photography and journalism. She began at The New York Times Magazine as a photo researcher and became Deputy Photo Editor, working under their renowned photography director, Kathy Ryan.
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Politics in the Arts: Interview with Mark Seliger
Mark Seliger was born in Amarillo, Texas, in 1959. He is an acclaimed photographer, most recognized for his portraiture, and was the chief photographer for Rolling Stone from 1992 to 2002. Afterwards, he worked at GQ and Vanity Fair until 2012.
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Politics in the Arts: Interview with Janeil Engelstad
Janeil Engelstad was born in Seattle, Washington, in 1961. She has an MFA in photography from New York University and the International Center of Photography’s dual program. Her work spans different media and is focused upon making “a generative and positive contribution to people and the planet.”
